Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament Chords & Tabs

Band: Alice Cooper
Song: Teenage Lament '74
Album: Muscle Of Love
Year: 1973
Tabbed by DoteStudios
Email is manbearpigisreal@gmail.com

 This is the most accurate tab of Teenage Lament '74, the only thing I couldn't get was 
of the ending, maybe another time. Here's what
I got, enjoy!

Keys
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide up neck 
/ = slide down neck
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = hold note
w = whammy bar
v = vibrato
Teenage Lament ‘74

Rhythm Guitar (Michael Bruce)
	     D  D  D D D D U  D U D  D U D U D
E------------3~~3--0-0-0-0-3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
B------------0~~0--1-1-3-3-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
G-----0------0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-| 4x
D-0-2---2-0--0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
A------------2~~2--0-0-0-0-2~~2-2-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
E------------3~~3----------3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|

Lead Guitar (Glen Buxton)
E-----------------------------------------------------0-----------|
B---------------------------------------------------3---3-0-3~~/5-|
G------------0-2----4--4p2p0---0----------------0-2---------------|
D-0-0--0-0-2-----2-----------2---2---0-0--0-0-2-------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
	     D  D  D D D D U  D U D  D U D U D
E------------3~~3--0-0-0-0-3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
B------------0~~0--1-1-3-3-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
G-----0------0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-| 2x
D-0-2---2-0--0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
A------------2~~2--0-0-0-0-2~~2-2-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
E------------3~~3----------3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|

“What a drag it is this gold lame' jeans
Is this the coolest way to get through your teens
Well I cut my hair weird, I read that it was in
I looked like a rooster that was drowned and raised again!”
Lead Guitar
E-3~~3--5-5-7-7-3~~3-3-3~~x-x-3-3-3-|
B-3~~3--5-5-7-7-3~~3-3-5~~x-x-5-5-5-|
G-4~~4--5-5-7-7-4~~4-4-4~~x-x-4-4-4-|
D-5~~5--7-7-9-9-5~~5-5-5~~x-x-5-5-5-|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
  D  D  D D D D U  D U D  D U D U D
E-3~~3--0-0-0-0-3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
B-0~~0--1-1-3-3-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
G-0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
D-0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
A-2~~2--0-0-0-0-2~~2-2-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
E-3~~3----------3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
The 2 riffs above are played 4x

“What are you a-gonna do”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“Tell you what I'm a-gonna do”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-9-9-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-9-9-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“Why don't you get away-ay”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“I'm gonna leave today-ay”
E---------0~~------|
B---------1~~--4~~-|
G---------2~~--4~~-|
D-5--5--2-2~~--4~~-|
A-5--5--2-0~~--2~~-|
E-3--3--0----------|

Lead Guitar
E------------------0-----------5b7~~-|
B----------------3---3-0-3~~/5-------|
G------------0-2---------------------|
D-0-0--0-0-2-------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

“I ran into my room and I fell down on my knees
Well, I thought that fifteen was gonna be a breeze
I picked up my guitar to blast way the clouds
But somebody in the next room yelled "You gotta turn that damn thing down"
  Lead Guitar
E-3~~3--5-5-7-7-3~~3-3-3~~x-x-3-3-3-|
B-3~~3--5-5-7-7-3~~3-3-5~~x-x-5-5-5-|
G-4~~4--5-5-7-7-4~~4-4-4~~x-x-4-4-4-|
D-5~~5--7-7-9-9-5~~5-5-5~~x-x-5-5-5-|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
  D  D  D D D D U  D U D  D U D U D
E-3~~3--0-0-0-0-3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
B-0~~0--1-1-3-3-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
G-0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
D-0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
A-2~~2--0-0-0-0-2~~2-2-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
E-3~~3----------3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
The 2 riffs above are played 4x

“What are you a-gonna do”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/teenage_lament_tab_ver_2.html ]
“Tell you what I'm a-gonna do”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-9-9-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-9-9-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“Why don't you get away-ay”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“I'm gonna leave today-ay”
E------------------|
B---------1~~--4~~-|
G---------2~~--4~~-|
D-5--5--2-2~~--4~~-|
A-5--5--2-0~~--2~~-|
E-3--3--0----------|

“And I know trouble is brewing out there”
E--------0~~--|
B-5~~----0~~--|
G-5~~----0~~--|
D-5~~----2~~--|
A-3~~----2~~--|
E--------0~~--|

“But I can hardly care”
E-------------|
B-5~~----7~~--|
G-5~~----7~~--|
D-5~~----7~~--|
A-3~~----5~~--|
E-------------|

“They fight all night about his private secretary”
E--------0~~--|
B-5~~----0~~--|
G-5~~----0~~--|
D-5~~----2~~--|
A-3~~----2~~--|
E--------0~~--|

“Lipstick stain, blond hair”
E-0~~---------|
B-1~~----7~~--|
G-2~~----7~~--|
D-2~~----7~~--|
A-0~~----5~~--|
E-------------|

Solo
Lead Guitar
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-16r14--14b16~~~16r14-14-12--12-14----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------13b15r14b15r14b15r13~~--12h14-14-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------15b17r15-15-12-12-15-15b17r15-12~~----------------|
G-12-12h14-14b16~~~-------------------------------------12/-----------|
D-------------------------------------------------------12/-(slowly)--|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
  D  D  D D D D U  D U D  D U D U D
E-3~~3--0-0-0-0-3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
B-0~~0--1-1-3-3-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|
G-0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-0~~x-x-0-0-0-| 4x
D-0~~0--2-2-4-4-0~~0-0-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
A-2~~2--0-0-0-0-2~~2-2-2~~x-x-2-2-2-|
E-3~~3----------3~~3-3-0~~x-x-0-0-0-|

“What are you a-gonna do”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“Tell you what I'm a-gonna do”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-9-9-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-9-9-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“Why don't you get away-ay”
Rhythm Guitar
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|
“I'm gonna leave today-ay”
E---------0~~------|
B---------1~~--4~~-|
G---------2~~--4~~-|
D-5--5--2-2~~--4~~-|
A-5--5--2-0~~--2~~-|
E-3--3--0----------|

 “But even I don't know what I'm gonna do”
E-0~~~----|
B-1~~~----|
G-2~~~----|
D-2~~~----|
A-0~~~----|
E---------|

"Don't know what I'm gonna do”
E---------|
B-7~~~----|
G-7~~~----|
D-7~~~----|
A-5~~~----|
E---------|

“What are you a-gonna do” 
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“Tell you what I'm a-gonna do”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-9-9-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-9-9-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

 “Why don't you get away-ay”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-7-7-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-5-5-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

“I'm gonna leave today-ay”
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------x-x-9-9-x-7--|
D-5--5-x-x-9-9-x-7--|
A-5--5-x-x-7-7-x-5--|
E-3--3--------------|

Outro:
Lead Guitar
E--------------------------------------------------|
B-------12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----|
G-14-14-14b15-14b15-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16--|
D-------^------------------------------------------|
A-------|------------------------------------------|
E-------|------------------------------------------|
Basically you’re bending into a full bend

E---------------------------------------------|
B-15-15-15-14-14-13-13-12-12-11-11-10--11--10-|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------|
B-14-15-14-15-14-----------------|
G----------------12--12-12-12-15-|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|